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] J. H. EBTILL, President. I
A GRATIFYING OUTLOOK.
permanent deep water con
tracts POSSIBLE.
The River and Harbor Committee |
Favorably Impressed by Our Re
presentatives—Half a Million Likely >
to Be Appropriated in the Pending
Bill—The Men Who Did the Talking.
Washington, Feb. s.—Capt. Carter,
Gen. Alexander and Gen. Sorrel presented
the Savannah deep water project so effect
ively to the river and harbor committee to
day that the committee will probably
author!te in the river and harbor bill the
making of permanent contracts by the Sec
retary of War for the completion of the
project, and will probably appropriate
$500,000 on the bill, which is the amount
Capt Carter told the committee to-day was
absolutely essential to an efficient and
economical prosecution of the work during
the coining fiscal year.
Tbe bill will not be reported before the
end of the month. None of the items are
vet finally determined on, but it is probable
the aggregate will be between $20,000,000
and $25,000,000, and that Georgia and the
rest of the southeast will be well oared for.
they talked effectively.
Capt. Carter and Gen. Alexander did tbe
talking to-day, and did it very effectively.
Gen. Sorrel did not think it necessary to
add anything to what they said.
Mr. Lester aided them by asking ques
tions which drew out strengthening facts
or arguments.
Chairman Blanchard was especially
friendly in his questions and suggestions;
indeed all the members of the committee
were very kind, and there was an evident
disposition to do the best for Sa
vannah.
A WORD FOR FERNANDINA.
After Capt. Carter had talked about Sa
vannah Chairman Blanchard had him re
port on all the works in his care, especially
Cumberland Sound. Senator Pasco, who
was present for the purpose, drew out by
questions facts favorable to Fernandina.
He announced that a Fernandiua delegation
would be here Monday to appear before the
committee, and that he would then present
tbe Keruandina case more fully.
A GOOD STORY CONTINUED,
By the Associated rress.
Washington, Feb. 5. —Several gentle
man appeared before the House committee
on rivers and barbers to-day to urge liberal
aupropriations for the improvement of
.Susannah river and he.rbor. Col. Andrews
spoke of thß vast increase m Savannah’s ex
port tiade in late years and how essen
tial it was for the benefit of commerce to
increase tbe depth of its harbor. In late
rears, said the colonel, trade had nearly
doubled. The greatest depth of water was
nearly twenty-two feet, and he asked that
it bo increased to twenty-six feet. Savan
nah now bad the
LARGEST SHIP FLYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
sailing out of her port, and the number of
large shivs sailing out of her harbor was
constantly increasing. Next to New Orleans,
Savannah was tbe largest cotton shipping
port in the United Statas.
Col. Andrews thought groat damage was
annually done to 6hips by scraping their
bottoms in going out of the harbor.
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Capt. Carter, corps of engineers, in
charge of the improvement of the Savannah
harbor, explained to the committee the
work comprehended in deepening the
waters, and what was needed to give the
city a good navigable channel to the sea.
Capt, Carter said it would cost $3,150,000 to
give Savannah a 26-foot channel, or an in
crease of nearly four feet over the present
depth, and the work could be accomplished
in about three years. The commerce of
Savannah had
INCREASED ENORMOUSLY
ia recent years, which had resulted in
ttebuilding of several railroads to distant
points. The harbor facilities, however, had
not been commensurate with its importance
a! a railroad center, and in several in
stances shipments of cereals from far west
ern points bad to be declined because of
lack of enough water to float large grain
ships.
the fight goes right on.
Anti-Lottery People Not to bo Caught
Napping by tbrewd Schemers.
Kew Orleans, La., Feb. s.—The New
I'lfa, the organ of the anti-lottery party in
Misstate,coniains an interview with E. B.
Mutschmidt, chairman of the anti-lottery
em°cratic executive committee. He uses
this language;
witis 6 letter published by John A. Morris,
n. “ , win S bis lottery proposition, does
slightest change in the cam*
Thai! 0r ln .*be programme of our party.
proposition heretofore made by tbe lcit
*s no acceptable to its
its r„, ates ’- v reason of the curtailment of
iuiiMm eCUO tbro "ith the late decision of the
Bul, „ oourt of thß United
. ' But should their attempt
Ifcevn, fe the state government succeed
ton, “J yet strive to coll a constitutional
thnniv ori utuler the pretext of regulating
ShaU? rag °- was donß iD ,he stat <> f
Hein t 1 ’• and obtain another grant for
re r„ ry 1,1 11 Llew constitution upon terms
ittmH? VOrati:s t 0 * ts advocates than the
*®<, ”!? nt now beforo the people, or adopt
ttleot n r . ni eana of achieving their
W , 1 former contests with the lottery
til, .'aught us that it is fer
ginoccult schemes to effect its
6 (c Vj 1 " e intend to see that the amemi
jotji, 1 Toted down in April by such a ma
filrkor ' to . prec!ude all possibility of
non e hu. ation °f 'be question, and that
KUrd ,7, antl “i°ttery men bo placed on
nuif.-j 11 11 the lotteries have ceased to
Loj.iin. ‘ a ®? a l existence in the state of
" 6 aro perfectly satisfied with
Hwent condition of the canvass.”
Failure of Flour Millers.
Son Mo., Feb. 5.-Goddard &
assjen., „ Ur .l K m ibing men, have filed an
fr>r thobenelitof their creditors,
State harlea Parsons, president of the
ire eiL.' j OB assignee. Their liabilities
Maninnw and at $150,000, assets $97,075.
yr6v ’otin o °* thp wheat market of late
cause. ns i ,r °bt-making is given as the
Sentence Commuted.
Feb. s.—Gov. Fiower
Sico| a r , utp “ 'be sentence in the case of
fence PZZa , now in Bing Sing under sen*
k-taiof to imprisonment lor 'the
01 b ‘ natural life.
IP)? Jfiortting
the savannah in collision.
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Schooner Lucy Jones Sunk and Mate
and Two seamen Drowned.
Woods Holl, Mass., Feb. s.— The
steamship City of Savannah, from Boston
for Savannah, and the schooner Lucy Jones
of and from New York for Bueksport, with
brimstone, collided near Cross Kip light
ship about midnight last night. The Lucy
Jones sank almost immediately. The mate
and two seamen were washed overboard
and drowned. The captain and one sailor
were rescued and brought here. The City
of Savannah prooeeded on her voyage at
6 o’clock a. m.
THE EXPRESSMEN'S TROUBLES.
Brotherhood Men Continue to Be Re
moved From Their Rune.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 5. —Despite the de
nial of the local officers of the Adams Ex
press Company it is positively asserted that
several discharges of old messengers said to
belong to the brotherhood have taken place
during the last few days. On the Ohio and
Mississippi between St. Louis and Cincin
nati, five messengers have been dismissed,
while others on this run are expecting their
walking papers every minute. Of the six
messengers on the L uisville and Nashville,
between St. Louis and Louisville,
only three of the old men remaiud, and
two of the four running between at. Louis
and Henderson, Ky., are out of employ
ment.
A member of the brotherhood said to a
reporter to-day that if the express compa
nies oontinuo their persecutions, there will
boa strike. He also stated that the brother
hood was not organized for the purpose of
antagonizing the companies, but for be
nevolent purposes.
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE BURNED.
Capt. W. E. Edwards, an Old Buyer,
Loses His Life in the Flames.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. s.—Fire at 4
o’clock a. m. destroyed tbe Central tobacco
warehouse. Copt. W. E. Edwards, who
was sleeping in tbe building, was burned to
death. The loss is $25,000.
Capt. Edwards was senior memDer of
Edwards, Baraard & Cos., who owned the
warehouse. His body was found just inside
of the front door. It is suppesed he ran
down from his room to se
cure the papers, and was over
come by smoke and heat. He
attempted to open the door, but was too
much weakened and blind to undo the
fastenings. Capt. Edwards was 53 years
old, and had been in tbo tobacco business
here for twenty years. He came from
Greensburg, where he had been a tobacco
buyer. He was wealthy and a widower,
with no children.
KENTUCKY HANGINGS.
Three Murderers Pay the Penalty of
Shedding Human Blood.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. s.— William
Puckett was banged at Irvine. Ky., to-day
for the murder of William Hall. The exe
cution took place at 12 o’clock, aod Puckett’s
neck was broken. The murder was the re
sult of a political discussion.
Robert Charlton (colored) was hanged
just before noon at Henderson, Ky., for the
murder of his mispress, Minnie Hoskins. He
killed her on the night of Nov. 27, because
she refused money with which to play
craps.
William Bush was hanged at Stanford at
2 o’clock this afternoon. He murdered his
wife at Clay City, April 22, 1890. He tried
to implicate Alfred timith, saying his wife,
knowing a lot about Smith’s devilment, was
going to talk.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER.
The Mississippi Legislature Bends
Greetings to the Country.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. s.—Representative
Printon, upon the arrival of the New Or
leans papers yesterday, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was passed:
Whereas, The House of Representatives of
the state of Mississippi has just learned that the
Louisiana Lottery Company, which has been
lighting for a rccharter, in viow of the recent
decision of the supreme court shutting it out of
the mails, has announced its unconditional
withdrawal from the contest; therefore, be it
Hes lved, That this House, speaKing for the
moral people of this great commonwealth, send
graeting to the opponents of the lottery in
Louisiana, and congratulate the country that
the days of the lottery are numbered.
TALTON HALL SENTENCED.
He Has Given up Hope.butlan Attempt
at Rescue May be Made.
Bristol, Tenn., Feb. s.— Talton Hall
has been, sentenced to hang March 14,
Hail’s counsel will apply to the circuit
court for a stay. Excitement runs high
in tbe neighborhood of Gladesville, and an
outbreak is expected at any time. Hall
has given up all hope, and says he does not
think anew trial would do any good; that
the next jury would do just like this one, so
he bos asued that his wife and children be
sent for that he may bid them good by.
At a lato hour Ibst night no attempt at
his rescue bad been made, but there is no
telling what may come.
ASHORE ON BRIGANTINE SHOALS.
The Red D Steamer Venezuela Strikes
During a Snow 3torm.
Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. s.—The "Red
D” line steamer Venezuela ran ashore during
a snow storm at 11:30 this morning on Brig
autiue shoals. Two Brigantine life saving
crews are endeavoring to float her, but have
not yet succeeded. The steamer has on
board a crew of forty-five meu and eleven
passengers, and is leaded with coffee and
hides. It is exceedingly deubtful that she
can be floated, and if not the passengers
will be landed on Brigßntine beach to-night
by the crew of the life saving station. The
Venezuela is owned by Bolton Bliss & Dal
lett of New York city.
Failure in Wisconsin.
New Richmond, TVis., Feb. s.— The
Alliance Mercantile Company of this place
has railed, aid made William Walsh
assignee. The assets are $10,000; liabilities
are unknown. Creditors from St, Raul
and other points are hustling in their
claims. Considerable surprise is manifested,
as it was supposed that the company was
doing a prosperous business.
Eighty Per Cent. For Depositors.
Kearney, Neb., Feb. s.—Bank Ex
aminer Wells has taken charge of the
Commercial Savingo Bank. The deposit
ledger shows a balance of $59,U00 in favor
of the depositors. The assets amount to
over $70,000, and the depositors, it is said,
will receive 80 per cent.
Associate Justice Clopton Dead.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. s.—Hon. Davis
Clopton, who has boon associate justice of
the supreme court of Alabama for a num
ber of years, died of pneumonia at his resi
dence this morning. He had been ill for a
few days only.
SAVANNAH, GA.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY t, 1892.
THE TIME FOR ACTION.
MEETING OF THE 6TATE DEMO
CRATIC COMMITTEE CALLED.
Chairman Atkinson Explains the
Meaning of the Third Party Agita
tion and Its Menace to the Interests
of the People—Text of the Call and
Roster of the Committee.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5. —The state demo
cratic executive committee has been called
to meet March 2 in Atlanta. Chairmau
Atkinson to-day issued tbe following call:
Neivnan, Ga., Feb. 4, 1892.—The mem
bers of the state democratic executive com
mittee are requested to meet at the state
capitol at Atlanta at 10 o’clock a. m. on
Wednesday, ilarcb 2, 1892, to determine
the time and place for the meeting of the
state conventions and basis of representa
tion therein,and to take such other action as
may be necessary to further tbe interests of
the party in Georgia. It is of the utmost
importance to the party that every mem
ber of the committee be present at
this meeting.
W. Y. Atkinson,
Chairman democratic Btate executive com
mittee.
The committee is composed as follows-
From the state at large—VV. A. Little, W.
R. Mustiu, F. C. Tate, J. T. DeJaruette;
alternates, Clark Howell, F. <M. Ridley, O.
B. Stevens, R. W. Meldrim.
First District—Bowling Whitfield; alter
nate, E. D. Graham.
Second District—J. L. Hand; alternate,
William Harrison.
Third District—B. F. Watts; alternate,
R. H. Brown.
Fourth District—Thomas Whitaker; al
ternate, J. C. Williams.
Fifth District—Frank Rice; alternate, C.
M. Cauder.
Sixth District —Washington Desau; alter
nate, L. D. Shannon.
Seventh District —M. A.B. Tatum; alter
nate, J. M. Mcßride.
Eighth District—W. H. Mattox; alter
nate, J. M. Smith.
Ninth District—Lewis Davis; alternate,
E. W. Watkins.
Tenth District—James Whitehead; alter
nate, C. H. Cohen.
THE CHAIRMAN INTERVIEWED.
In connection with the call for the meet
ing, Chairman Atkinson publishes an inter
esting interview on the political situation
in the state. He says:
“I have called the committee together
earlier than heretofore because there was
more work for them to do. There is an or
ganized effort to divide the Democratic
party in Georgia. This threatening condi
tion has not confronted U 9 in the past. Then
the national convention has been called two
weeks earlie.r
THE NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT,
which has lately developed into anew po
litical organization, the Reopla’s party, has
not been formulated with the hope of con
trolling the white vote of the state, but
with the idea that they will be enabled to
attract a co-working element from the Re
publican party, and in this way snatch the
state from democratic control. Should
suoh a scheme succeed, its effect will be to
put Georgia back twenty-five years, and
thus we will he confronted with a problem
that we fought immediately after tbe war
when a few carpet-baggers aud scalawags
took advantage of the demoralized condi
tions and gave political supremacy in this
state to ignorance aud vioe."
“What about tbe difference in caste of
the reconstruction leader and tbe men who
are at the head of the People’s party?”
“There is the threatening feature. The
men who are now leaving the Democratic
party represent a better element than the
crowd who headed the ignorant horde im
mediately after the war, but the great ma
jority of the People’s party support in this
state will necessarily come from
the Republican party, and this
element will give color to the
entire organization. However, if the rank
and file of these people, who are bone of our
bone, and whose interests are identical with
the aims of the Democratic party in the
south, could realize the dangerous conse
quences of polical division in this state, I
believe many would refuse to follow further
the lead of these disruptionists. The Peo
ple’s party may gain a few looal victories,
but these
WILL BE SHORT-LIVED.
"They have no chance of aoiug more un
less the Democratic party refuses to or
ganize and allows the elections to go by de
fault. This, of course, w ill not be done. I
am in favor of maktug the fight as vigor
ous as can be made through a thorough
massing of strength, asking no quarter and
showing none.
“The movement oombines the greenback
element, which is very much stronger than
many suspect, the independent element also
potential in some places, and those who are
naturally with it as a result of the recent
agitation. Those forces will give the People’s
party a strong following in isolated locali
ties. However, Ido not look for the People’s
party to have
A SINGLE REPRESENTATIVE
in the next congress. The democrats will
be in good fighting trim, and will be en
oouraged by their chanoos of gaining con
trol of both bracces of congress and the
presidency.
“There will be a full delegation from
Georgia, but every democrat owes it to his
party to enter actively into the fight and
battle squarely for those reliefs that rest on
the fundamental principle of free govern
ment. Our farmers are obliged to
see that the Democratic party
promises the only substantial relief
to the masses, and that it will do every
thing that can be done by good party gov
ernment. They also know that it would be
folly to throw away these chances for a
party that can exiet only as a local organi
zation. There are no people who can be
more interested in the moral, focial, intel
lectual and material welfare of the state
than tbe farmers who comprise the alliance
of Georgia. They know that whenever the
balance of power is given to that ignorant
element which now composes the Republi
can party in this state, social life in the
country will become impossible, the value
of property will deteriorate,{and our state
government which is now- controlled by
intelligence, will be in the hands of a few
whites, aud the large element to which 1
have alluded.
“Knowing this, the solid element of the
fanners will in the main stay with the Dem
ocratic party. Many of its members, who
feel like going with the third party on the
blu'b, will, upon more deliberate thought,
refuse to turn against their best and truest
political friend. They know that the Dem
ocratic party baa brought them safely
through tho dark period of reconstruction,
has guaranteed to them tbe rule of intelli
gence, and has never had on opportunity of
enacting a single law for their relief.
WHAT WILL THE COMMITTEE DO?
"As to what the committee will do lam
not prepared to say, I am only one of
twenty-five members, but I think they will
consider the advisability of issuing an ad
dress to the people advisiug them of the
perils that confront them and urging thor
ough organization in every county in tbe
staie. The democrats of Georgia must staud
together. Every man who id a member of
the party, who owns property, and who is
identified with the social welfare of his state
must determine to combat any movement
that tends to disintegration.
“In resisting these evils we must relv
upon the activity and power of the daily
and weekly press, which can more force
fully and effectually roach and sway the
people by appealing to their reason.
THE KIND or MEN WASTED.
“In the coming campaigns the Democratic
party must put to the front meu of brains
and conviotions. We want no political
trimmers. Our leaders must make no com*
promises. It would be disastrous to have
the party led by men who will sacrifice
principle for personal success. Public of
fices must be filled with a view to servlug
the people rather than for the purposs of
individual gain. Very much depends upon
tbe manliness of our fight and the char
acter of the men who lead it. Democrats
must talk democracy.”
“ANARCHISTS OF AMERICA.”
That is What John Whitaker Calls tho
it.en Who “Sell Short.”
Washington, Feb. s.— “ The short seller
is to-day the anarchist of America,” said
John Whitaker, a large pork packer of St.
Louis, Mo., and Wichita, Kan., to-dav, in
an address to tbe House committee on ag
riculture, in advocacy of the anti-options
bill. He assorted that unquestionably the
tendency of "short” selling was to depress
prices aud to interfere with legitimate trade.
Producers, he argued, were sufferers from
the seller short and he wished these anar
chists to be wiped out.
He made one exception: We produces!
no coffee, and for that reason he believed in
option selling in coffee. That gave the
American citizen cheaper coffee, as It en
abled price to be fixed by sales of a large
quantity of coffee that was not in existence.
Short selling in any arfeiole of home pro
duction, however, he would make statutory
crime.
In answer to a question by Mr. Lewis of
Mississippi, Mr. Whitaker said that in his
judgment this fictitious Belling produced an
abnormal condition of the market which
defeated the law of supply aud demand.
Cotton, ho believed, would have sold for 8
cents or more this year but for short selling
by bears.
Mr. Lewis—ln your opinion, then, 8,500,-
000 bales is not overestimated?
Mr. Whitaker said that he was not a cot
ton expert, and could not ans v*er that ques
tion; but he thought, if investigated it
would be found that tbe 8,500,000
bales produced would not have had
the damaging effect it has had on the
price, but for short selling and the publica*
tion of numerous reports of overproduc
tion and small consumption. He frequently
received letters from Europe saying the
writers could say better prices for moats if
the American market would only be kept
steady. But this market could not be kept
steady, when tbe cash prioe was being
pulled down by sales for future delivery by
every Tom, Diok and Harry.
Mr. Moses of Georgia—You think the
price of commodities is governed by the
amount of fictitious offerings ?
Mr. Whitaker—Yes; undoubtedly.
Mr. Moses —Do you hold that the market
is not regulated by the iaw of supply and
demand <
Mr. Whitaker—Yes, sir.
Mr. Moses —Why Is it, then, that when a
report like Bradstreet’s or tho government
reports are given out, showing a large esti
mated crop, prices go down?
Mr. Whitaker—They work that on a
large crop.
Mr. Moses—And vice versa, if the crop is
small, prices go up?
Mr. Whitaker—Not so much; prices go up
a little.
Mr. Moses called attention to the fact
that, as a general rule, wnen the port re
ceipts of cotton were very large prices wont
down and when the receipts were very
small prices went up; and so with car re
ceipts of wheat.
Mr. Whitaker admitted that receipts
operated in that way, to a certain extent,
but said that his obseavation was
that information that had a tendency
to send the market up would not
effeot the markot to the same effect as
information that tended to send it down.
Mr Moses—lf most transactions were
confined to real products only, could not
western packers form a trust, get control of
the actual products aud put the price away
beyond the reach of consumers? Could not
Armour, for Instance, with his millions of
money, get control of all or enough of the
wheat to control the price and send it up to
$2 a bushel.
Mr. Whitaker did not believe, in the first
place, that that would be good policy, and
in the second place did not believe a ovftnbi
uatlon necessary to success could be formed.
Mr. Lewis—Have not most of tbe men
who attempted to corner the market been
broken ?
Mr. Whitaker—l believe so.
Mr. Moses—Have not they beenbrokon by
short sellers?
Mr. Whitaker did not know as to that.
Mr. Livingston of Georgia, who was
present, asked if it were not true that two
reports were sent ont by produce exchanges,
one public report and another private report
to brokers only, which gave the latter an
advantage?
Mr. Whitaker replied in the negative, so
far us grain and provisions were concerned.
A number of questions were asked with
reference to the option business with the
purpose of ascertaining whether or not
there were not us many buyers as sellers in
this speculation. Mr. Whitaker said that in
the last eight or ten years the speculative
business had grown immensely, and he
thought there were more sellers than bny
ers.
A PROTEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Chairman Hatch has received a protest
from New Orleans bankers against tho anti
option bill. The bankers say that if tho bill
becomes a law it will do immense damage to
bus ness in cotton, grain and hog products,
reduce the stability of values aud work
great injury. As bankers they consider
their risk in advancing on such property
very much less than was the case prior to
the inauguration of the proseut method of
doing business.
First Election Caso of the Session.
Washington, Feb, 5, —The House com*
mittee on elections to-day decided the first
election case which it has considered, and
decided in favor of the contestant, Craig
(democrat), who has been contesting tho
seat of Stewart (republican), from the
Twenty-fourth congressional district of
Pennsylvania. Tbe vote stool 10 to 3,
Haugen and Doan (republicans) concurring
with the democrats of the committee in
their finding.
Reciprocity Proclamation Issued.
W ABHINGTON, Feb. s.— The President to
day issued his proclamation promulgating a
reciprocity treaty with the British West
India colonies. Its details were fore
shadowed in the publication of Dec. 30. but
tho proclamation to-day includes in its pro
visions several colonies which were excepted
iu the publication of Dec. 30.
Senator Quay Hus a Cold.
Washington, Feb. s.— Senator Quay,
who was to leave for Florida to-morrow, is
so unwell that it is very doubtful whether
he will be able to go. If his cold passes
away he will go next week to remain a
month; if it t*rns to grip, as his friends
fear, he may have to defer the Florida trip
indefinitely. >
HOYAL SPEECH HDILIIEItS
THE CABINET AT WORK ON THE
QUEE.V3 ADDRESS.
Summary of the Topics That Will Be
Touched Upon-Mr. Gladstone Will
Inquire, by Proxy, When the Disso
lution of Parliament May Be Ex
pected—Other Foreign News.
( Copyright , 1N92, by the X. Y. Associated Press.)
London, Feb. s.— The cabinet sat for
nearly three hours yesterday shaping the
speech from the throne, with which parlia
ment will be opened Tuesday. The unusual
length of tinio spent over the document is
attributed to difference of opiniou us to
whether any reference should be made to
the coming session as to buryiug the pres
ent parliament toward the close of its
career. It was finally determined that
nothing should bo said on the subject,
The queen, in privy council, at Osborne
bouse to morrow, will formally consider
and approve a draft of the speech. To-day
Air. ltalfour, first lord of the treasury, hd
interviews with Air. Hodge and Air. Mil.
vaine, members of parliament, who will re
spectively move and second an add ess to
the queen and communicate the speech to
them, according to custom, in order to ena
ble them to prepare for the occasion.
WHAT THK SPEECH SAYS.
The speech opens with a reference to the
sympathy of the nation for the royal
family over its recant bereavement; alludes
to the death of the khedive as not altering
British relations with Egypt; refers to the
continued prosperity of the country, and
says there is no reason to fear that England
will be ultimately affected by foreign tariff
Icgislati >n, and congratulates the country
upon the prospect of an early settlement of
of the Bering sea dispute, and upon the
pacific aspect of foreign affairs generally.
The speech mentions the Irish local
government and eduoatioual bills as adding
completeness to the series of measures for
securing order In and the welfare of Ireland.
Other measures announced are a small
holdings bill, a district councils bill, and
bills to reform the India counoil and the
Scottish private legislation.
AFFIRMS LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT.
This last measure has importance beyond
its application to Scotland, os affirming and
extending the principle of local government.
It proposes to remove the Scotch private
bills from tlie consideration of tho House of
Commons committees to the judioial com
mittees sitting in oertain districts in Scot
land.
The archbishop of Canterbury has a
olergy discipline hill whteh the government
wilt support. This constitutes the business
of the session.
NO OPPOSITION FROM THK OPPOSITION.
The leaders of the opposition do not in
tend to move any amendment to the ad
dress. Mr. Gladstone will not appear in the
House of Commons in the first week of the
session. Ho has delegated to Hir William
Vernon Haroourt the task of questioning
the government as to its intentions in regard
to the dissolution of parliament. If the re
ply is indefinite, Mr. Gladstone will make
the question the subject of a great party
fight.
CHAMBERLAIN AH THE LEADER.
A meeting of dissidents will be hold at
Devonshire house Monday, at which
Austin Chamberlain will be formally ac
cepted as the leader in the House of Com
mons. In the evening tho Duke of Devon
shire will give a dinner to a faw adherents.
No political section in the whole country is
in a more dismal condition than are the dis
sidents. The prospect of their
extinction iu the coming elec
tions is increasing. The local
crnsorvativpg of Worcestershire, which is
now represented by the dissidents, have de
clared for purely conservative candidates,
rejecting the claims of Austiu Chamber
lain, who wautod to stand for one of the
constituences. The conservatives in other
constituencies are showing fight against the
dissidents nominated by the party man
agers.
ADVISERS TO M’CARTHY.
Mossrs. Sexton, Dillon, O’Brien, T. M.
Hoaly, Sheehy, Abrahams, Arthur and T.
P. O’Connor were to-day elected as a com
mittee to advise McCarthy. Yosterday
evening a report, which was accepted as
probable, gave to Sexton tho right
of succession to the chairmanship
of the Irish party. There is
not yet, however, anything like unanimity
as to who should follow Mr. McCarthy. Tho
reputation of Sexton os an able adminis
trator was immensely enhanced during his
tenure of the mayoralty of Dublin, and the
sagacity, tact and evenness of temper he
has displayed in recent feuds mark him as
the coming leader.
THE OSBORNES.
Capt. Osborne was given the privilege to
remain with his wife iu Holloway jail until
after the prison doctor certified that she
was |iick and fit fo tie infirmary.
Then ne was obliged to leave her. Bhe was
terribly prostrated, requiring constant
medical attention. Tiie officials of the
prison promised to inform her friends If a
state of danger aroso during the
night. The strain of her posi
tion has told most on her
since her arrest. She appears to have borne
well the lise of a fugitive tracked by detect
ives. Friends state that she was shadowed
from Amiens to Rouen, thence to Kvreux,
and thence to Gisors, whore Sue rested a
week under the name of Ogiivy.
The officers, supposing that she
was secreted in a convent,- invaded
and searched the institution at midnight ,
alarming the whole town. The fugitive
resumed her flight in the morning, going to
Bordeaux, where she awaited her husband
with the intention of starting for Buenos
Ayres.
Capt. Osborne, who was also watched,
warned her to make her way to Cadiz. Oa
crossing the frontier she became ill at Irun,
and tiring of pursuit, decided to surrender.
No plea of mental infirmity put forth in her
defense is likely to lessen her sentence under
two years, in view of her perjury and her
blackening the reputation of intimate
friends.
THE QUEEN’S HEALTH.
The queen is suffering from a more acute
form of rheumatism than usual, especially
In her knees. The court report adds that
she is subject to long spells of depression,
varied by attaoks of irritability. Her phy
sicians dony that there is any cause for
alarm. Dr. Jeuner's recent visits to tho
Osborne house, which caused considerable
talk, were made in accordance with bis cus
tom of seeing the queen at fixed intervals.
THE BX-EMPRKSS FREDERICK
will come to Windsor castle in the spriug
with the Princess Margaret, when it is ex
pected that tho latter’s marriage with
Prince George will be settled. Although
the public announcement of the betrothal
is postponed, the Emperor William looks
with favor on tho matab. The Princess Mar
garet has the reputation at court of being the
most English of the (ex-empress' daughters.
She speaks the English language without a
trace of the Gorman accent, regularly at
tends tho Kugli ih ebur h in Berlin and is
generally imbued with English tastes.
THE PRINCESS OBJECTED.
Viscount Chelsea, a sou of tho Earl of
Cadogan, for some time a suitor for the
hand of the Princess Aland of Wales, has
become engaged to Mildred, daughter of
Hard Aliugton. This marriage will unite
the families of the two greatest ground
landlords iu Ixmdon, whot - wealth is enor
mous. The Prince of Wales favored the
viscount’s suit, but Maud did not.
MR. SPURGEON’S SUCCESSOR.
The deacons of the Tabernacle, who have
in their power the choice of a successor to
the late Mr. Spurgeon, are inclined to select
Charles Spurgeon, now at Greenwich, a
fluent preacher and a sound theologian, but
lacking iu some of the qualities of popu
larity. The choice lies between him, Dr.
Purson and Archibald Brownof Shoreditch,
who most nearly approaches the distinctive
powers of the late Mr. Spurgeon.
MRS. CSB RME IN COURT.
Released on One Charge, She Is Imme
diately Rearrested on Another.
London, Fe'o. 5. —Mrs. Florence Ethel
Osborne, who voluntarily surrendered her
self yesterday to answer charges niado
against bar in connection with the theft and
sale of a quantity of valuable jewelry be
longing to Mrs. Hargreaves, formerly an
intimate friend, was formally arraigned be
fore Lold Mayor Evans this morning. She
appeared to be utterly broken down. She
kept her handkerchief to her eyes, and oc
casionally her whole frame would shako
with convulsive sobs. In every way she
appeared to appreciate her painful position.
Capt. Osborne w as most soiicltiouß aud de
voted in bis attention. He kept his hapd on
her arm aud tried by won! and Kindly touch
tocomfort her and makoher feel, no matter
what, happened, ho would stand her friend
to tho end. The soeno was most pathetic,
and there was a suspicious rnoisturo iu the
eyes of some of the Court attendants, who, it
would be thougiit, were hardened to scenes
of misery aud suffering.
At 10:110 o’clock, after the usual formali
ties had been complied with, the court was
declared open aud a formal charge against
Mrs. Osborne of obtaining money under
false pretenses, by representing horsoif as
the rightful ownnr of the jewelry she so.d
to Bpiuk& Sons, was read. Mrs. Osborne’s
solicitor arose and announced that Mrs.
Osborne had surrendered herself voluntarily
to tho police in order to meet the charge
against her.
A PITIFUL HUF.NE.
Lord Mayor Evans said he was unable to
proceed with the case until the treasury was
ropreseuted. Then ensued a long wait,
which proved too much for tho si rained
nerves of Mrs. Osborne. She seemed to be
choking and became hysterical. Her hus
band fanned her and gave her a glass of
water, but nothing soeined to calm her.
Fiually the soeue became extremely painful,
and at the lord mayor’s suggestion she was
taken to on adjoining committee room to
await the coming of the representative of
the treasury. Oapt. Osborne supported her
ou one side and a stalwart detective on tho
other. They were compelled to almost
carry her, and as they noared the door of
the committee room she placed her arms
around her husband’s neck aud would have
fallen to the floor had not he aud the de
tective supported her.
As she was carried through the courtroom
there was a murmur of pity from the spec
tators. It was without doubt one of the
saddest scenes ever witnessed in a London
court room, and the abjeot misery and
helplessness of the unfortunate woman
touched all hearts.
After a long wait Hon. Mr. Cultee, repre
senting the treasury, appeared and the
hearing was resumed. Mr. Cuffeo said the
treasury had no evideuoe to offer against
the prisoner, whereupon the lord mayor
promptly discharged Mrs. Osborne.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Detectives at once stepiiod to the commit
tee room and again placed Mrs. Osborne
under arrest on the charge of perjury.
Mrs. Osborne was taken to tho Bow street
oourt, where a formal charge was made
against her. Bbe was remanded for ono
week. Ball was offered and refused. Hhe
wa9 then removed to Holloway jail. Capt.
Osborne accompainied her to the prison.
FRENCH STUDBNTB ON A TOOT.
They Mutiny Because Refused Per
mission to Parade.
Paris, Feb. s.—Owing to serious disor
ders consequent upon authorities not allow
ing the students of the hcole Centralc ties
Arts ct Manufactures, one of the principal
educational establishments of France, to
hold their annual prooession, tho head mas
ter of the institution with the approval of
M. Roche, minister of commerce arid indus
tries, has dismissed the students and closed
the school.
The mutiny commenced at dinner time
among the juniors. One student dashed a
plate upon the floor and others imitated
him. Then 100 began throwing glasses,
decanters and plates on the floor, and de
molishing the furniture aud windows,
while others made impassioned speeches.
Tho masters, finding themselves helpless, fie i
from the building. The mutineers Hocked
to class rooms and Induced the seniors to
join the revolt. All proceeded to the
ministry of interior, and there sent in a
deputation to see M. Roche. The latter,
however, declined to receive the deputation,
and ordered the police to disperse the
students. It will cost about 5,000 francs to
repair the damage done to the school.
EGAN AGAIN UNDER GUARD.
The Government Fears He May be
Attacked djy a Chilean Mob.
London, Feb .*s.—The correspondent of
the Times at Valparaiso saysa police guard
at the house of Mr. Egan, United States
minister at Santiago, is maintained by tho
Chilean authorities with a view of prevent
ing any attack at the instance ct the rough
element. This fact, the correspondent says,
threatens to bring about a reopening of
the difficulty in the United States.
A SOP TO UNCLE BAM.
The correspondent further says that the
police judge at Valparaiso has increased
the severity of the sentence imposed upon
the assailants of the sailors of the United
States steamer Baltimore. This course was
demanded by the procurator. The prisoners
may appeal from the extra sentences.
The Victoria Again Afloat.
London. Feb. 5. —The officials at admir
alty aro highly pleased by the receipt of a
telegram from Vice Admiral Sir George
Tyron announcing that the warship Vic
toria, the flagship of the British Mediter
ranean squadron, which went ashoro near
Blatea a few days ago. has been floated.
The vice admiral says the injury sustained
by the vessel through her stranding is
Blight. She will return to Malta, where a
closo examination will be made of her hull.
A French "Napoleon of Finance.”
Paris, Feb. 5. —Papers hore to-day say a
financier has been arrested for stealing
1,500,000 francs. His relations, they add,
found bail for his release.
Morris and the Lottery Indictments.
New Orleans, La., Feb. s.—This morn
ing John A. Morris appeared before Com
missioner William Wright in an
swer to a warrant which bad
bee.served by maishals on th 9EI
Paso, Austin, Sioux Kalis and Par
kersburg indictments for violations of
the anti-lottery postal law. He furnished
bond to appear at the May term of court in
each of the places.
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THE STRINGER POLICY.
APPROVED BY THE "FATHBR OF
TARIFF REFORM."
David A. Wells Bays the Piecemeal
Plan le tho Wisest Course to Pursue
at Present—Mr. Fitbian Introduces
a Resolution In Line With It, Which
Will Have the “lihrd” Party's Sup
port.
Washington, Feb. s,— The Hpringes
policy of attacking the republican high
tariff by soparato bills has found indorses
ment from the great political eoonomUt and
father of tariff reform, David A. Wells of
Connecticut. At the next conference of the
democratic membersof the ways and meana
committee a letter will be read, not only in
dorsing the Springer policy as the wisest
party course at this time, but intimating
that even if the democrats controlled both
bouses of congress and the executive, the
separate bill plan rather than the measure
for general revision would be the wiser
course.
That the gentleman whose works and es
says for years served as the chief democratic
literature ia the agitation for tariff roduo
tion should approve the plan uow adopted
by the democrats of the ways and means
committee is naturally a source of great
gratification to Mr. Springer and other
members of tlio House who have stood as
advocates of tho separate bill policy as bet
ter than to attempt a general revision. The
letter of Mr. Welle is addressed to the chair
man of the ways and means committee.
THE FIRST GUN OF THK CAMPAIGN.
The first attempt to enlarge ths scope of
the dsmoorutic policy of the ways and
means committee came to-day ih tiie shape
of a resolution introduced hv Mr. Fithiau of
Illinois to report a bill placing all kinds of
agrioulternl implements o.i the free list.
Mr. Fithlan thinks bis proposition should
have the support of every democratic
representative from an agricultural district,
and ho has already received a suranoe of
support from Congressuun Watson and his
colleagues of the People’s party in the
House.
The preamble to the resolution reoites that
it has liecn establishci by satisfactory evi
dence that the manufacturers of farm im
plements in this country are selling farm
implements abroad and to jobbers for
export for a less prico than is paid by farm
ers here, which fact has boon conclusively
established by the aimwor of A. B. Far
quhar, an agricultural implement maker
of York, Pa, to the borne market olub.
PLUNDERING THE FARMERS.
The preamble also recites that under this
system of plundering tho farmers |of the
country they are a impelled to pay more
fur their implements than farmers abroad,
whose products are marketed In competi
tion with products of our farmers, and that
tho duties upon farm implements are in un
just disoruniuution against American far
mers lor the benefit of farmers who do not
need it, aud it is therefore legalized rob
bery.
In conversation concerning his resolution,
Mr. Fitbian said: Ido not believe in at
tacking the McKinley bill by piecemeal,
hut if it is to be uteoemeal, I know of no
better way to attack it than by placing
furm implements on the free list.
HAS THE THIRD PARTY’S SUPPORT.
Mr Watson of Georgia said: “I think
that is a propoeltioifTnat will have the sup
port of the People's party representatives,
if it is reported from the committee. 16
seems one way within the reach of con
gress to afford the farmer partial
relief, aud we would naturally
be in favor of it. We
are, o:i general principles, in favor of tin
free list being, as far as possible, extouded
to all articles except luxuries. For that
reason we would favor this proposition."
SPRINGER NOT PREPARED TO SAY.
Chairman Hpringer of the wavs and
means committee wux not prepared to say
that the committee would receive favorably
Mr. Fithian’s resolution as an independent
proposition. "The revision of the
metal and lumber schedule,’’ ho
said, “Is involved in dealing
with rates on farm implements, as iron and
lumber are the materials from which farm
implements are manufactured. If lumber
and the raw material from which iron and
steel are made are put upon the free list,
there ought to be a large reduotion. In tho
duties on farm implements. It would not
do, however, to put finished products fin the
free list and leave the row material still
subject to a tax. This would simply drive
the manufacturers of such products out ol
the country."
OTHER TARIFF BILLS.
Bunting of New York to
day introduced two tariff bills. One place*
a duty of 1 cent a pound on tin plate or
baggers’tin, and 1 2-10 cents a pound on
terne plates, with a drawback, less 5 por
cent, of the duty paid, ou exported cans,
boxes and packages made from imported
tiu plate after Oct. 1, 189S. The articles
named are to be placed on the free list. The
bill repeals, after July 1, 1893, the duty of 4
cents per pound on pig tin.
WIRE MEN CN STRIKE.
A Threat to Darken a Part of New
York If Demands Are Not Met.
New York, Feb. s.—Two hundred elec
trio light wiremen are on a strike, and they
declare that before they give in every build
ing and office between the Battery and
Fifty-ninth street, to which the Edison Il
luminating Company’s wires run, will bo
darkened. The trouble has been brewing
ever since the Edison company
Bet up a wiring department and
began to take contracts for fit.
ting out buildings for incandescent light
wires. At firßt union men were employed,
but as the business grew some non-union
men began to be employed, but union men
who belonged to the eleotrlc wiremen’s
union declared they would not work beside
non-union men. Tho Edison company said
it would employ whomsoever it pleased.
The result is a strike on tho Dart of the
uuion men, and one that threatens darken
ing a good portion of the town before it 1*
settled.
POOR MAD GIRL.
Alice Mitchell Looked Forward to the
Gallows With Pleasure.
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. s.—Miss Alice
Mitchell, the slayer of Freda Ward, whon
informed by her lawyer that she would es
cape the gallows, became frantic, and said
that she looked forward to the day that she
should be hanged as the happiest of ell, as
beyond the gallows she would once more
meet Freda Ward. Hhe became terribly
despondent, and fears are entertained that
she will commit suicide. Last night she
was watohed in her cel! by one of hßr rela
tives.
McCarthy Re-elected President.
Dubun, Feb. s.— At a meeting to-day of
the McCarthyite section of the Irish parlia
mentary party, Justin McCarthy was r*.
elected president.
